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Aquaculture in Australia.

Author(s) : MONTAGUE P., ROTHLISBERG P.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Aquaculture is one of the fastest-growing new primary industries in Australia; it already has an annual value of over USD 400 million, is expanding at the rate of 20% per year and is expected to treble in size to USD 1.5 billion over the next decade. Current successes in Australian aquaculture include: Tasmanian salmon; tuna fishermen in South Australia are conserving wild stocks by farming their small quota of fish in one of fastest-growing rural sectors in Australia; Australia's expanding prawn industry. Researchers have discovered evidence of a single gene that results in faster-growing, meatier oysters. Much of the research in CSIRO is on prawns, oysters, salmon, barramundi and the microalgae that support all aquaculture hatchery operations.

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  • Original title: Aquaculture in Australia.
  • Record ID : 2000-0290
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Food Aust. - vol. 51 - n. 3
  • Publication date: 1999/03
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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